Ironing board



Nov. 25, 1930. A. M. HARVEY 1,782,421

AIRONING BOARD Filed Aug. 50, 1928 2 Sheets-Shet 1 y 2a 5a m 42 v l I INVENTOR.

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IRONING BOARD Filed Aug. so, 1928 2 Shegts-Sheet 2 With the shelf.

45 Position n but with the sleeve ber 18 secured to a socket 19 pivemny mount- PatentedNov. 193D Viv-i i i i l i i 2 UNITED T ES N F I QAnoM. nanvnnonxnnslxs cf'rY, mrssounr IRONING BOARD A pplication filed August 20,1928; Serial miadaesi, r My invention relates to ressing tables, positionspaced horizontally and vertically andmoreparticularly to ironing boards used from the primary ironing board. jg

jin laundries and dry cleaning shops," the. Fig. lisa centrallverticalsectionalview principal objects ofthe: invention being to of the pivotal connection betweenjthe base Ssupport a secondary ironing board inrest" member of a pressing table and abracket sfi position, spaced longitudinally from a priarm. a I y mary ironing board and in parallelrelation" Fig.v is a side elevationof a rulejoint in therewith, to provide for moving the secthe bracket arm; i y f "ondary board into and out off supported ref Fig.5 is an elevation ofvthe pivotalmount 0 lation with theprimaryboard, and to lower of thebracket arm in the bracket illus 0 a sleeve boardjlinto supported engagement trating the coopcrating cam portions ofthe with a primary board coincidently with two members, the bracketbeing shown fragmovement of the sleeve board into alignment mentarilyand in vertical central section. with theprimary board. a Figl? is aperspectivevievv of the a'rm- H further object to provide apparatus receiving portion of the bracket, h whereby apluralityjof interchangeableirom Referring in detail to the drawings: 1 ling boards may besupported in convenient 1 designatesawork shelf comprising prerreIationvVith afwork shelf and a selectederably 'a relatively large primaryfironing board may be moved into supportedrelation board suitablysupported from'a floor by V In laundries and similar es'tablishments prisesfan elongatedljbase 3,a bracket 4*se-f where many ironers' are employed-several cured to the base andhavinga rearwardly primary ironing boards may be provided, projecting h1g5; anda secondarvfironing and the storing of'the secondary ironing board 6 such as asleevej boardinounted on 25 boards to economize spaceand yet have such the bracket and havingafiange 7 adjacent boards easily available for use of any oper its rear'end provided with an opening '8 to V ator" a serious problem. Further objects receive "said lug for latching the sleeve board l offmy invention therefore are tominimize to'the bracket. i i the" space requirement of a secondary board The pressing table 2 is normallylsup-ported' use to prevent interferenbe a, rest pOSltlOl'l lll spaced llatlOl'l secondary board when idle or being moved Wffh the (Shelf l by l k t S pported in with adjacent Workers, and to facilitate the fixed. relatlon Wlth Shelf l 3 1y f PQsi'tioning ga Secondary board. 7 l mounted on tl1e"shelf,'iand a 3o1nted bracket V j In accomplishing these andothenobjects m PW F Y 33 9 20 h? a ofthe invention, Ihave provided im roved WMFQPY h table mYb mQ d i 85 detailsfofjstructure, the vpreferrediformsof non i F' u Wfl m h ishelfwias Hwhich are illustrated inthe accompanying r fifi s d" i .dravvingsiwhereinz V i v i supwardlyapd 5 Fig; 1 isaperspective viewof the device W QP 9 11 r .v y r. a forced by ribs 12' and havln a'p1nrece1vlllustratmg a presslng table pIOV1ded W1tll a in 0 a i; 14: r a th selected sleeve board andsupported from a g CS5 e wprim'ary ironing-board; i Fg; 2 is a plan view of the device in the t portion 16 and a shoulder 17 a i The jointed bracket arm includes a membe rd removed, and the P n f the e ed by a pin 20 on disk 21 secured to the w reference to the p y board [base 3 adjacent thefcenter thereof, and a versed. F member 22 havingone end connectedto the a 3 isa perspective view of the device first member bya rule joint 23and the other 1llustrating the pressing table in retracted endsecured ton socket z-liavingacamporw 109 means not shown; A pressing "table 2 com 70 tion including a taper portion 26 and a shoulder 27 for cooperation with the cam of the bracket, and pivotally connected to the bracket .by a pin 28 extending in the open ing 13.

The pin 28 extends through the flange 11 and a spring 29 seated in a recess 30 of the flange is-anchored by the bracketiflange and bears against a washer 31 on the pin to latch the socket member in retracted or functioning position of the pressing table and accelerate the movement of the socket member cam over the flange cam.

The disk 21 secured to the base 3 has boss 32 supporting the socket 19 in spaced relation with the base, and over which the face 33 of the socket member 19 is rotatable, and a recess 34: to receive the head 35 of the pivot pin 20. The rule joint includes mated portions 36 and 37 on the ends of the arm members pivotally connected by a pin 38, and having cooperating shoulderlike flanges 39 and 40 for limiting the relative movement of ,the arm members.

A plurality of secondary'boards 4L1 and42 similar to the board 6 may be provided for replacing the board 6 on the base, and are supported when not in service on a rack 43 comprising a post anchored in a socket 14: of the bracket 9 and having radial hooks 45 adjacent its upper end adapted to enter the openings 8 and then engage the flanges 7 of the boards, whereby the boards will be supported in substantially vertical position.

A sponge-holder 46 comprising a cupshaped wire frame has an arm 17 bent around the post for frictional engagement therewith to support the frame from the post, and a cup 48 is similarly supported below the sponge frame by a wire loop 49 embracing the post, whereby a sponge 5O normally lying on the frame 46 in spaced relation with water carried by the cup 48, may be pressed into the water to absorb a portion thereof for use in moistening articles to be ironed on the boards.

In using apparatus constructed as described, the major proportion of ironing operations is performed on the primary ironing board. The secondary boards are conveniently available, and are securely supported in such. positions that they do not interfere with the movements of the operator about his primary board, or with adjacent operators. The pressing table maybe swung into adj ustmentwith the primary board without extending forwardly further than the length of the table'from the bracket to clearthe bracket. The maximum lateral extension of the pressing table and bracket arms from the primary ironing board comp-rises the are described by the arm member 22, since the base and .the sleeve board may be moved longitudinally Ifrom retracted position by reason of thejcinted and doubly pivoted chariacterof the bracket arm.

While the pressing table is being moved laterally to alignment with the primary ironing board, the cam of the bracket arm socket 24 slides downwardly over the cam of the bracket flange, whereby the base is deposited on the primary board and is supported directly therefrom.

When the pressing table isto be retracted, the operator may move it toward retracted position to cause the reverse cam action to that previously described, whereby the table is lifted while being rotated and when swung into rest position will be supported in horizontally and vertically spaced relation with the primary board, and rearwardly there from.

The adaptation of the supplemental boards for mounting on the base and support of the pressing table provide means for storing the boards on the bracket-supported rack,,since the, rear-end apertured flanges of the boards when engaged with the hooks will cause the boardsto hang in substantially vertical position with their lower ends inclined towards the post. I

.The shoulder flanges of the rule joint limit the rotation of one bracket arm member in relation to the other, to prevent swinging of the pressing table and outer bracket arm rearwardly of the inner bracket arm.

The pivotal mounting of the outer bracket arm on the base provides not only for the swinging movement into and out of retracted position, but for rotating the pressing table to position either the narrow or the wide end of the sleeve board adjacent the rear end of the primary board.

-What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y r

V 1. In a device of the character described, asupport, an ironing board, and means supporting the ironing board from the support including a bracket fixed to the support, a bracket arm connected to the board, and a bracket armhaving a rule joint connected with the first named arm and pivoted in the bracket.

2. In combination with a support, an ironing board, and a bracket supported in fixed relation with the support, means for moving the ironing board into and out of engagement with the support including a cam on the support, and a jointed'bracket arm connected to the ironing board and horizontally pivotally mounted on the bracket, and adapted upon horizontal movement-to engage the camfor lifting theironing boardv from the support during horizontal movement oftheironing board.

3. In apparatus of the character described,-

a support, a sleeve board, and a bracketsupportedin-fixed relation-with the-support, a cam on the bracket, and a bracket arm including a member pivotally mounted :on the br ck fo Incr en 9 th c m, panda me ber pivoted to the first namedmember and pivotally engaged with the sleeve board for enabling the sleeve board to bemoved into 7 and out of supported alignedvrelation with 5 the support. 1 a

' 4. In combination with a support and a sleeve board, a bracket mounted on the support, a bracket armhaving apivot'pin pivotally mounted in the bracket means connecting the bracket arm with the sleeve board, a

cam on said bracket supporting the arm, and a spring bearing oppositely against the bracket and the pin. a

5. In apparatus of the character described, a support, an arm pivotall'ymounted on the support for lateral swinging with reference to the support, a' sleeve board supported by the arm, and means for moving the board vertically toward the support upon swinging of the board into registry therewith including a cam member on the arm and a spring engaged with the arm and anchored on the su port. a

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature.

. ARO M. HARVEY. 

